Static IP Request

The campus IP pool is broken into two categories: dynamic and static. Dynamic IPs make up the majority of IP usage on the campus network. The Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server assigns dynamic IPs to desktops connected to the campus network. Servers or other systems requiring special access use static IPs. The DHCP server reserves IPs for systems based on the server's MAC address. When the DHCP server receives a request for an IP and the requesting system MAC address matches one of the listings in the static IP table, the requesting system receives a reserved IP; otherwise, the requesting system receives a dynamic IP. The preferred method for assigning static IPs utilizes the DHCP server to assign according to a system's MAC address. Manual configuration of a server is acceptable when the DHCP option is unavailable.

Requesting a Static IP

To receive a static IP, users must submit a request to ITSS. Failure to initiate static IP requests through User Services will result in delay in the request process pending request submission by the user.